The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-06
NORTHERN NEGRO VOTE.
II WILL ROT BE CAST SOLID In
--- 1883
For the Republican Tlcket-A Com
piaInt OF Neglect that Is
Loud and Long.

NEW YoRH, June 5.-The Star says:
The "Mike" Cregan irraption is not
the only one in the Republican ranks,
and while the former is important as
far as individuality Is concerned, the
latter affects distinct element OF the
body polite. The truth OF the matter
is that the white Republican managers
OF this county, as well as elsewhere,
are going to have considerable trouble
In keeping their hitherto loyal colored
allies in the traces, aud that the days
OF resolutions and non action with the
colored people are past. The spirit OF
revolt does not exist among the col
ortd cilizsn OF this city and Sta!e
alone, but, as il by pre-srrangement,
has cropped out simultaneously
throughout the country. 10 Massa-
chusetts, where the colored vote in
close election is the balance OF power,
the colored people will demand co.,
ored State Auditor this fall, although
they have q representative annu-
ally In the State Legislature and
Boston Common Council. The Boston
Advocate, the only cllored paper pub
lished in New England, in its issue Of
the 2lst instant, says: ave must pre-.
sent bold front in the coming cleo
ton, and we must have more repre-
eentation. We shall fight ON this
principle until we realize our hopes"
The recent general ignoring Of the
colored people Of Boston by the Re-
publican Governor (Ames) Of M4ssa-
chusetts upon the occasion of Queen
Kspiolani's visit to the "Hub" tends
to intensity the pre- ju lice against Gov.
Ames, whom the colored Bostonians
have never forgiven for using his in
fllence against the confirmation of
Hon. Edwin &. Walker, the eminent
colored lawyer and most prominent
negro in the East, when he was NOM
mated few years ago for judgeship
by Gov. Benjamin f. Butler. As
asample OF the political independence
If the colored vots in Boston it is but
neCe asary to cite the fact that Demo-
cratic Congressman Leopold Morse
has always received the united
support Of the colored vote. Elk State
Senator John F Andrew, son OF the
late war Governor of Massachusetts,
John A. Andrew, in his Gubernatorial
campaign last year against the then
Lieutenant Governor, Ames, was the
recipient OF the colored vote. 1t is
also fact that Mayor Hugh O'Brien,
OF Boston, an Irishmsn, Roman Gath
Ollie and Democrat, has been largely
supported by the colortd voters OF the
Eastern metropolis. The situation is
the same in the West.
In this State, Gov. Hill received
one.third OF the colored vote, and
from present appearances the defec.
ton in the Republican ranks as far as
the colorsd auxiliary IL concerned
will be large enough in 1888 to defeat
a Republican Presidential candidate,
should the tickets be headed Oleve.
land and Blaine, respectively. From
conversation with intelligent colored
men Of this city, Star reporter CLEANS
the cause Of discontent in New York
to be founded upon the fact that
Robert Ray Hamilton, George Pes
boty, Col. George Bliss and Judge
Fitch, ignore the rank and Fl 9 OF the
colorrd voter and by the positions OF
ca ptsincies and a few dollars for "con-
vincing," subsidizs to their behests
self constituted colored leaders who
are looking out for themselves and
their white Republican political EN-.
ployes instead of the race at large.
Heretofore, in view of the fact that the
Eleventh Assembly District in this
city, known as the "eilt edged dis
trict," contains HOO colored voters,
the other districts have waited for
some action to be made in this
section for the betterment OF the po-
liticsl condition OF the race. But hsv.
ing waited until patience ceased to be
virtue, the word will be passed
along the line to give the vote this
fall and in 1883 where 1t will do the
most good for the ace. But the E ev.
enth Assembly DIS riot will speedily
drop into the line OF rtform; within
the past f,w months the rank and file
have not been inactive, and effor 8
will be m lde to relegste the Union
League appointed colored leaders tn
private lie, aud the reins of political
authority over the negro vote will be
placed in the hands OF coloTed leaders
appointed by the colored people. As
an earnest Of this new IN )vemt Mt, the
division of the colored vote last fall,
aud the power'ess action OF the Sc
constituted leaders to prevent the
same, show tina. the rank and file have
arisen.
The hypocrisy OF the white Rspub
lican leaders of this cou ltv, the con.
sentative course of President Cleve.
land TO the colored people at large
the possible danger of Blaine's
"bloody shirt" platform to the negro
Of the South, should Blaine be
elected in 1888, have aroused
the colored vote, aud created the most
friendly feeling among colored leader;
at large, and the rank and file of the
race Tor the present Executive, aud
| judging from the sentiments OF the
leading colored journals of the coun'
try, ard the expressions of the mos
unbiased and prominent colored men
OF the United States, when the Re-
publican roll is called in 1888 there
will be a large number of coloreC
mems names missing from the Repub
lican adjutants' rolls.
The views of analytical colored
leaders who are interested in theii
race are synonymous with the follow
ing expression made by one of the
most prominent and Influential negro
cliterions in the country:
"The day has passed when the col
ored voters OF this country can Longer
be led around by the nose by Frede
rick Douglass, Bruce, Lynch, Langs on
Smalls and few others of the race
who, for their obedience to white Re
publicans, have been rewarded with
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